Financial Services

September 25, 2017

World Update: App-based UK bank Starling to raise $54 million investment for global expansion

U.K. fintech start-up Starling Bank – which operates solely on a mobile app – said it plans to raise £40 million ($54 million) from investors to […]
September 25, 2017

Nigeria Update: ‘Ecobank well-positioned for next generation of digital banking’

Charles Kie is the Managing Director of Ecobank Nigeria, which has over 400 branches nationwide. He told a select group of journalists that the pan-Africa bank […]
September 22, 2017

Nigeria Update: NSE’s market capitalisation plummets by N6billion

The bulls lost their grip to the bears, as transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on a downturn yesterday, occasions by […]
September 22, 2017

Africa Update: S.African c.bank defies expectations by keeping rates at 6.75%

South Africa’s central bank kept its benchmark repo rate at 6.75 percent on Thursday, defying expectations of a cut based on easing inflation pressures and a […]